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[^2]\n\nCuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez accused the US government of cruel and ruthless aggression against the Cuban people on 2026-04-12. [^3]\n\nSecretary of State Marco Rubio stated that these designations reflect President Trump's unwavering vision of a free Cuba. [^4]\n\nThe sanctions prohibit financial and commercial transactions with the designated individuals and entities, and block their assets under US jurisdiction. [^5]\n\nThe sanctions prohibit financial and commercial transactions with the designated persons and entities, and their assets under US jurisdiction are blocked. [^6]\n\nThe Cuban National Assembly decided in June 2026 to adopt a 176-point economic reform plan, one of the most extensive reforms in decades. [^7]\n\nThe sanctions target the state bank Banco Exterior de Cuba, two nickel companies, and two energy firms, one of which imports oil. [^8]\n\nUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on 2026-09-04 that the communist Cuban regime poses a deep, multifaceted threat to US national security and the stability of the hemisphere. [^9]\n\nHavana defends that only the Cuban people can decide their future and denounces that the United States is preparing the ground to justify a potential military intervention. 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